Facts about Tamilnadu for TNPSC

Hello sir I want to prepare for TNPSC exam and here want to know Facts about Tamilnadu so here can you please give me qus for practice ?

[Shaleen]

Hey as per your demand here I am providing you some qus for Tamilnadu GK

1. As per the recent (February 2012) data released by NPAsource.com, a portal that tracks NPA assets of banks’ retail real estate exposure, which among the following state of India tops the list with highest number of substandard properties?
[A]Tamil Nadu [B]Uttar Pradesh [C]Gujarat [D]Maharastra

2. Which among the following company has been selected as a vendor for the Government of Tamil Nadu project of free distribution of laptops to students of government and state aided schools and colleges across the state?
[A]Infosys [B]HCL [C]Patni Computers [D]IBM India

3. The DANIDA-TNAHCP initiative of Tamil nadu is related to which among the following sectors?
[A]Infrastructure [B]Health [C]Education [D]Industry

4. The “oor panchayats” of Tamil Nadu can be placed in which among the following categories?
[A]Lok Adalats [B]Public Hearing meetings [C]Kangaroo Courts [D]Alternate Dispute Settlement Centres

5. In how many zones, the Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate has been divided in Tamil Nadu?
[A]Three [B]Four [C]Five [D]Six

6. The Mahatma Gandhi Community Colleges have been opened in Tamil Nadu in which among the following?
[A]Small Revenue Villages [B]Districts with lowest Education Ratio [C]Districts with highest population of SCs & STs [D]Prisons for vocational training of prisoners

7. The earliest name of Chennai is Chennaipattinam, which referred to the town around the Fort St George in 1639-40. The place was acquired by the British from ___? [A]Damarla Venkatadri Nayakudu [B]Peda Venkata Rayalu [C]Padma Velama Nayak [D]Chennappa Nayakudu

8. In which year, name Chennai from Madras was officially changed ? [A]1993 [B]1995 [C]1997 [D]1998 9. In which year, Madras State was renamed as Tamilnadu? [A]1960 [B]1963 [C]1969 [D]1972

10. What is the name of seat of Corporation of Chennai?
[A]Chelmsford Building [B]Ripon Building [C]Cornwallis Building [D]Dalhousie Building